How to move "Solution Explorer" tab in Visual Studio

Question

Does anyone know how to move the "Solution Explorer" tab in Visual Studio 2005? It's on the left, and I can't move it to the right.

Thanks,

Alan

Solution 1

Click on the title bar, and drag it to the right portion of the screen. Eventually you'll see a compas like structure popup. Make sure you hover over the right area and let go of the mouse button. That will bind it to the right side.

Solution 2

You Can go to tab Windows -> Reset Windows Layout. Other options like Dockable, Floating and Tabbed Document are also their.

Solution 3

you move the whole solution explorer while its floating on the screen. Right click--> Tabbed Document. right click again --> Vertical tab

Solution 4

To complement what the accepted answer gives, if you want it to look like this (on the left side):

Do the exact same procedure, and then after it has attached to the left side, click on "Auto Hide":

This way, it will stay visible on the toolbar.

Solution 5

This is an old question, but for anyone looking to change tab placement in Visual Studio 2019, right click the open tab, select [Set Tab Layout] then a position: Left, Top, Right.

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Comments

[user20493]

Thanks! (I had it in full-screen mode, where this didn't work.)

[Jack Strosahl]

I had to also enable Auto Hide.

[SwissCodeMen]

Or you can only click the pin-icon, then it will also do the action "Auto Hide", and you will see a entry in the toolbar from this window, where you click the pin-icon